Comments on: Tension build up

By: Prash

Prash — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:16:17 +0000

Wow! I just saw a seemingly faked up image of the rear panel of a D400, which I put up on my blog here if you are interested. If thats how D400 will look, I might start to save up for this baby right now:-)

By: A. Nonymous

A. Nonymous — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:26:11 +0000

They haven’t had D300 brochures for aaaaaaaaages, that’s nothing new. I ordered one in ctober last year and it still hasn’t arrived.
Which could mean that this has been in the works for a while, as they may have stopped printing them… OR… *sigh*… they’ve just fogotten me…
(Dammit all)
On another note i hope they don’t mega-pixel chase at the expense of noiser files/Slower (or Shorter) Burst rates. I’d have a higher burst rate over more megapixels anyday of the week, but that’s just personal preference for wildlife photography.

By: moshangwusheng

moshangwusheng — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:31:53 +0000

i am a chinese.the 4 (four) ‘s pronunciation is similar to 死（death) in most china,but the 4(four）‘s pronunciation is similar to 发（fatten）in some southern china.

the 1(one) ‘s pronunciation is similar to要（want or will ).

so ,”414″ means “death will death”

it will not be a good day to launch new things.

for example,canon donot have G8 camera.but have g7 g9.

because “G8″in chinese pronunciation is similar to “鸡巴”which means “penis”.

By: Dweeb

Dweeb — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:33:23 +0000

Yup, just read elsewhere the D300 is discontinued. But hey, you can still buy it right now at the original intro price, just like old discontinued Apple stock sitting on the shelf besides their cheaper replacements. My dealer’s still trying to unload 12MP D3s at over five grand, a real deal considering the X is twice the price. Remember even NASA couldn’t afford the D3 and went for the discontinued D2x.

I bet you can make great shots with a 400 buck D200 as long as you don’t print over 4 x 3 feet. Your choice.

By: daniel wikstrand

daniel wikstrand — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:11:27 +0000

@Martin, sorry I missed your reply.

No, the number 4 is used as normal when counting but it’s more for like license plates, buildings phone numbers etc that 4 is considered bad, just like 13 for some in the west.

Daniel

By: Be-Bop

Be-Bop — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:26:53 +0000

Thank the heavens they still have D40 brochures available! Ha ha ha.

By: Placido

Placido — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:51:05 +0000

Out of 56, how many Canon lenses are EF-S (ie. DX equivalent) ?

Indeed the race to lens resolution is important, but how many consumers are aware of this factor? How many knows about optics and lens diffraction?
How many ‘review’ sites have the resource to measure the lens caracteristics?
Anyway, one of the very best lens review sites is : http://www.photozone.de

By: Stephan

Stephan — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:19:09 +0000

You’re forgetting that Nikon is a Japanese company, not Chinese.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:01:23 +0000

…the same way you would going from 12 to 14 in English. The number 13 is associated with bad luck but you still need it to count with. No different in China with 4… except maybe they take these things a bit more seriously.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:58:23 +0000

“Death” and “4″ do sound similar in Chinese. It’s not a rumor, it’s a language. It is avoided for things such as dates for important events or in buildings where the floors may be labeled 1,2,3,5…

By: shivas

shivas — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:25:45 +0000

well, Adorama still carries the D300, and I think Kit’s selling out (which happen more often than bodies), is a consequence of the prosumer buying more top end gear. . .in this economy, that amazes me. . .but I HIGHLY doubt the D300 would be discontinued or production coming to a halt, for christ’s sakes, the D200 was just on sale at Best Buy for $569 and that’s like nearly 4 years LATER?!!

So, just pray for a D400 release or a D5000 release on April 14, so that the D300 and D90 will come down and price, and open up a price gap for the new sensor (in whatever body it’ll come in) to wedge itself in. . .

remember, it went D200->D80->D40x->D60. . .so that sensor seems to be the most tired. . .the D300->D90-> ??? os also a possible gap. . .who knows?

By: MB

MB — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:39:38 +0000

You don’t. This is for ordering printed brochure in UK.
If they ran out of these that could also mean that the demand for D300 is high.

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:32:55 +0000

Interesting … how do you count then? Do you interleave any number containing a ’4′?

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:30:27 +0000

This rumour about ‘four’ sounding like ‘death’ in chinese is getting a little old, don’t you think?
What about the following real existing cameras by Nikon:
F4
F-401
D40

Do you think if they’d tried to avoid the number 4 they’d have introduced a pro model called F4 ?

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:54:02 +0000

How do you run out of PDF files to download? Thats what the box says.

By: WoutK89

WoutK89 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:33:22 +0000

I’ve also noticed that not all USM lenses are ring type Af-motor, so not all are fast (and silent), but I guess same goes for Nikon then with the lower end AF-s lenses

By: Hey-nonny-mouse

Hey-nonny-mouse — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:21:16 +0000

Actually I miscounted, only Nikon 16 lenses have VR and 5 of those are DX

You get the picture and it ain’t pretty.

By: daniel wikstrand

daniel wikstrand — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:38:13 +0000

4 is pronounced close to si that means death
1 is pronounced close to yao that means want

So, 14=want to die=very bad, there isn’t even a floor in my building with that number.

Daniel (Suzhou, China)

By: Hey-nonny-mouse

Hey-nonny-mouse — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:33:13 +0000

Yay…. more camera models….. just what we need.

Ok, so D60/D40 needs update…but D300 ? Maybe a firmware update for video.

What Nikon needs is to update their antiquated lens lineup (yes I know you’ve heard it all before). Resolution is getting so high that the camera is no longer the limiting factor. Meanwhile a major competing brand (starts with C???) is miles ahead….

At a quick count:
C has 56 AF lenses 44 of which have USM and 21 IS
N has 52 AF lenses 24 of which have SW and 23 VR
of which 13 are dx format with 12 having SW and 5 VR
which means 39 are fx format with 12 having SW and 18 VR (many of those being the $$$$ pro tele and super-teles)

Maybe not all lenses need AF-S/VR but these stats indicate how long it’s been since the designs were refreshed given AF-S is standard these days and VR on almost all longer/slow lenses.

The camera race is well over (lets call it a draw), time for the lens race to begin (in which N let C get a looooong head start)

By: Bruno

Bruno — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:55:26 +0000

i remember seen something on the tv about the number 4 by the olympics last year.
if i’m not wrong, there was this thing on the spell for the number “four” to be almost the same as the spell for the word “death”, so they try to avoid it as much as they can, or something like that.